MALOLOS CITY, Philippines – The Philippines slid yesterday to 147th place among 179 countries included in the 2013 World Press Freedom Index released by the France-based Reporters Without Borders (Reporters Sans Frontieres or RSF). Read the rest of this entry »
Phl drops to 147th in World Press Freedom Index
January 31, 2013
The economics of media integrity
November 26, 2012
Big money is about to descend once again upon the media industry, if it hasn’t already. Election campaign seasons always bring the industry a windfall, via both legitimate political ads and illicit payments to buy favorable coverage from members of the press. The magnitudes are now so staggering that in the last election year of 2010, the recreational services sector, which includes the broadcast industry, leaped from the previous year by a zooming 30.4 percent in our gross domestic product (GDP) accounts. To show how unusual this was, the growth rate stabilized back to 7.2 percent in 2011, and had ranged from only 3 to 11 percent in the past decade (with that previous peak also posted in the election year of 2007). Read the rest of this entry »
100 impunity cases in ASEAN: PH still most deadly for media
November 21, 2012
MANILA, Philippines – At least a hundred cases related to impunity against the exercise of freedom of expression have been recorded in Southeast Asia for 2012, according to the Southeast Asian Press Alliance (SEAPA), a regional network of independent, national media organizations. Read the rest of this entry »
Phl press freedom: Still much to be done
May 3, 2012
MANILA, Philippines – Malacañang conceded yesterday there was still much to be done to ensure media protection in the country, but welcomed the report released by the Washington-based advocacy organization Freedom House ranking the Philippines the highest in press freedom in Southeast Asia in 2012. Read the rest of this entry »
Not just communications
March 24, 2012
Henry Luce, founder of Time and Fortune magazines, shares this insight: “Business, more than any other occupation, is a continual dealing with the future. It is a continual calculation, an instinctive exercise in foresight.” Read the rest of this entry »
Number of local movies dwindling
February 15, 2012
PHILIPPINE cinema’s glorious years are no more.
The once-lively movie industry is barely thriving, as can be seen by the number of movies locally produced every year. Read the rest of this entry »
Phl improves rating in 2011 Press Freedom Index and censorship
January 26, 2012
BAGUIO CITY, Philippines – The Philippines has improved slightly in the 2011 Press Freedom Index, the Reporters sans Frontières (RSF) or Reporters Without Borders said.
Now on its 10th year, RSF is a Brussels-based organization that publishes an annual rating index covering 178 countries worldwide. Read the rest of this entry »
CHR to media: Be our human rights watchdog
July 12, 2011
QUEZON CITY, July 12 (PIA) — In line with President Benigno S. Aquino III’s call to a more effective promotion and protection of human rights, Commission on Human Rights (CHR) chair Loretta Ann ‘Etta’ Rosales on Tuesday appealed to members of media to be their agency’s watchdog in monitoring the human rights compliance of government officials and men in uniform. Read the rest of this entry »
New rules set for children appearing on TV
June 3, 2011
Manila, Philippines – The Kapisanan ng mga Brodkaster ng Pilipinas (KBP) is set to approve new rules to strengthen protection for children appearing in broadcast media. Read the rest of this entry »
Pinoys rank high in social media usage – survey
May 19, 2011
MANILA, Philippines – The largest ever international research into people’s online activities and behavior showed Filipinos as one of the frontrunners in social media despite lower online usage and engagement compared to global levels. Read the rest of this entry »
